Jeremy Lin Hairstyles: The Good, The Better And The Awesome

From slicked back, mohawk, and braided, to downright carefree, loose and even shaved off, 29-year-old Jeremy Lin has gained more notoriety for his wild and wacky hairstyles than he has been for his NBA prowess. That’s not to say he’s not an amazing athlete! As one of only a few Asian Americans ever to play in the NBA, and the first American of Chinese/Taiwanese descent to play in the league, Lin just continues to make history.

Jeremy Lin Hairstyles

Jeremy Lin is quite the character and just keeps giving us more and more reasons to love him. Here we take a look back at the most impressive (and batsh-t crazy) hairstyles of the baller — and, trust us, it takes a lot to pull of a Jeremy Lin haircut.

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See more of the wild and crazy Jeremy Lin haircuts he's sported in the pics below!

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1. Jeremy Lin Haircut — The Demure Short Back and Sides

Just because Jeremy’s known for his wacky hair, doesn’t mean he can’t pull off a demure short back and sides. Here he is winning Best Breakthrough Athlete at the 2012 ESPY Awards back when he first started getting noticed.

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2. Jeremy Lin Hair — The Shaved Line

We didn’t expect him to stay serious for long; here’s the short back and sides with a wider-than-your-average shaved part line.

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3. Jeremy Lin Mohawk

One of our favorite Lin looks, the good old gelled-to-within-an-inch-of-its-life mohawk.

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4. Jeremy Lin Hairstyles — The Spiky

We like this mohawk variation. It’s slightly shorter than the fully-fledged version and won’t make your grandmother faint.

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5. Jeremy Lin Hair — The Short Sides Long Top

This is when Lin’s mohawk was starting to grow out. The softer look with the floppy long top made him look younger than ever.

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6. Jeremy Lin Hairstyle — The Tiny Ponytail

This stylish little ponytail is one of his best-loved looks, and has been donned by the likes of Colin Farrell and Zayn Malik also.

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7. Jeremy Lin Fresh Off The Boat — The Hightop

Lin sported this hairdo for his role as Chau in ABC’s Fresh off the Boat, but we wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him with this look even if we didn’t know that it was for TV.

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9. Jeremy Lin Braids — The “Just Took The Braids Out”

Apparently this is what happens as soon as you take your braids out. Is it just us or does it kinda suit him?

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10. Jeremy Lin New Haircut

And finally, this is the infamous dreadlocked hairstyle with shaved sides that caused all the recent controversy. In case you missed it, Lin had a run-in about his new dreadlocks with Nets’ vet, Kenyon Martin. To cut a long story short, Lin wrote about his new hairstyle showing that it wasn’t a decision he made lightly, and Martin accused him of cultural appropriation in a now deleted Instagram post. Why now deleted? Because Lin, ever the gent, killed Martin with kindness (“As minorities, the more that we appreciate each other’s cultures, the more we influence mainstream society. Thanks for everything you did for the Nets and hoops . . . had your poster up on my wall growin’ up…” Are we the only ones that got the chills?) Lin also pointed out that Martin has Chinese tattoos and Martin had to just sit there and take his humongous “L”. Even though Lin made it clear that he doesn’t want his fans to retaliate negatively towards Kenyon, the Lin Army inevitably went on the attack anyway (much to Lin’s condemnation) causing Kenyon to majorly back-track.

Jeremy Lin: Free spirit, a bit nuts, kindness ambassador. Our kinda guy. We can’t wait to see what hairstyle he comes up with next.